'Armed and dangerous' fugitive headed for QLD, police

Update on wanted man David Bell:
Coffs Clarence Local Area Commander Superintendent Mark Holahan briefs media on the police manhunt to locate wanted fugitive David Bell.

NOON: NSW Police have wound down the manhunt on the Coffs Coast for wanted man David Bell, who pointed a shotgun at officers on Sunday.

Speaking to the media, a short time ago, Coffs Clarence LAC Commander Superintendent Mark Holahan said there had be no confirmed sightings of the fugitive since his confrontation with police in the Macksville and Valla areas on Sunday morning.

Detectives believe Bell may have even possibly left the area on his way to Queensland.

The van he was driving has been seized by police and is being forensically examined.

A day of extensive ground and air searches and road blocks failed to locate the offender, who is wanted on interstate arrest warrants.

"We are expecting that he has now left the area, but we'll continue to hunt him, we are continuing vehicle patrols through that area ... but I'd say he's made his way to a location that is safe for him," Supt. Holahan said.

"Queensland police have an active interest in his fellow he is wanted up there on a number of warrants and we are liaising closely with police in an attempt to identify where he is and bring him to justice in both states.

"He has probably left this area now and moved on, but as I said we have had no reported sightings of him in the are since we wound down the search yesterday.

Anyone who sights a man matching Bell's description is urged to call 000.